Japanese woodblock print of a boy aiming a bow at a painted tiger on a screen, with two children playing beside him and bamboo behind.

Tiger, from the series Fashionable Children with the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac

A color woodblock print showing a young boy drawing a bow toward a large painted tiger on a folding screen, while two small children play nearby with a ball and toys. Bamboo, a low wall, and a green ground frame the scene in soft pastel tones.

Artist: Isoda Koryusai
Date: c. 1773
Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2277 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1778).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

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Tiger, from the series Fashionable Children with the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac

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